DSLR kena stolen, no choice but to challenge Canon Ae1.
Still new to film camera, any suggestion a good film choice?

Wedding ceremony 1 time event. Cannot be reshot. Good luck bro

No experience using film, and you're going to learn by using it for wedding??? Your friend gonna hate you when you screw up all the photos. Why not just pull out. "My camera just got stolen" is a really really good excuse.

Not the kind as u guys imagine i guess? Just some normal session with heng dai playing games.
Gonna be a mess somehow, friend is ready for the worst thing

I'd rather use a point and shoot and then spray and pray, rather than use film.

I'm pretty sure you have friends who have a camera body with kit lens who seldom uses it anyway, that you can borrow from.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Sep 29 2014, 11:14 PM

Already ask around, only option is GF2 with pancake lens.
Better than AE1? =.=

Wow...

That's brave. How about using a phone? Even pros that shoots that shot DSLR most of the time will find it a challenge to do whaat you are planing to do......

Cheers and good luck on your attempt.

Tons better. Use that one. Using film will only waste your money, time and effort as you don't even know how to use. Not to mention it takes another round of time and money to develop the film.

if your fren is prepared, just buy tons of film and simply whack
you will never know some element of surprise you will get when shooting film
if you have your basic camera know how, film wont be much of an issue

Having a strong background from the film days .. sound like chemistry for disaster in the making to me.. have you consider what about the prints and having to convert it to digital after that.. this is cost too and lots of pain in today ways of doing things.

Best of luck...

Get a high film speed.
Grain will just add to the feel.

Like the Fuji NPH / Pro 400
Or u can try Black and white like Kodak pro T-max 400.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Oct 1 2014, 12:31 PM

First of all sorry to hear about your misfortune..

For films you can look at Kodak's Potra 400 or 800

The film grain is fine and looks good on portrait, many photographers before our time uses it

If you have a strong background is photography I'm sure film would not be a problem for you.. If you like to know where to developed and process films I can always introduce to you a trust worthy place which I go to..

But if your friend wants a huge print it would cost you alot of money

This post has been edited by Calvin Seak: Sep 30 2014, 04:16 PM

I'd personally go for the GF2...

film is good, just shoot to your heart content, i think ISO400 is sufficient for most shots

I'll go with the GF2 and pancake lens. Overall cheaper, need not develop. Less risk involved too.

ISO400 films should be adequate for morning/evening shoot. Since Canon AE-1 has built-in exposure metering, try it out beforehand to see whether it still works or not. According to the spec, it can do shutter-priority. Get into a normally lit room, play around with the metering, keep a record of shutter speed, aperture, and EV value with each shot. Get it developed in a photograph shop and check the results. Remember the 4LR44 battery for the metering.

If you are not confidence with the AE-1, bring along a compact/phone camera. At least you get to capture some decent impromptu closeup shots.

GOOD LUCK!!